ALPHA

Home grown musician with the spirit of a panther

Majestic stride and piercing smile

Cared till the end though faulted in past actions

Would walk miles to spend time with his sister

Share a tune a smile and a drink

The grit in his voice made you wonder

Hello ‘Baby Edna’ was an openhearted handle

From an uncle who truly shared

All of him he could possibly offer

A songster with memorable lyrics

Carefree musician and survivor

A one-man band

Complicatedly misread

Lived freely with little or no expression of regret

Loved as he saw fit

A loner with a pretty heart

That stands tall in memory

He was relevant and true

His story was his to revive

And that he did

I am certain he is and will always be

The simple man with

A steadfast grip on his soul

And those he loved and cherished